President Dr Arif Alvi has urged the overseas Pakistanis to maintain close and strong connections with the people of the areas of their origin, and uplift their social, economic and financial outlook with their intellect, expertise, experiences, and investments. The president said while talking to a delegation of eminent UK and US-based Pakistani expatriates at the Aiwan-e-Sadr (President House) that the expatriates should take steps to improve Pakistan’s image. According to a statement received by WealthPK, the president termed the Pakistani diaspora around the world a great asset who were contributing with their hard work, knowledge and intellect to the progress and prosperity of their host countries.

He asked the members of the delegation to invest their knowledge, intellect and expertise to create enabling conditions in Pakistan to retain its precious educated and high-quality human resources, which were direly needed for Pakistan’s socio-economic development. President Alvi said that although Pakistan was facing difficult economic and financial situations, they were manageable. He said that Pakistan was on the right track in empowering women and differently-abled people, providing patronage to orphans, and shifting its focus from curative treatment of diseases, which was expensive and unaffordable, to preventive mode of treatment, which would help ensure health at a minimal cost.

The president said that Pakistan had an excellent record of hosting four million Afghan refugees for nearly 40 years, mostly out of its own resources, which was an example of hospitality, morality and care for the suffering humanity. The president appreciated the Khubaib Foundation for patronising the orphans, creating enabling conditions for their financial and economic empowerment, and helping them lead full and happy lives. He said that the Foundation should continue its good work to alleviate the sufferings of the victims of the recent climate change-induced super floods in Pakistan.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-WealthPk